436 Questions from the Community

I recently purchased a Mini-DVI to VGA Adapter to hook up my MacBook Pro to an external monitor, but the cord would not plug in to my MacBook because the laptop itself was too old of a version. The description says that this adapter is compatible with Mini Displayport and Thunderbolt ports. I'm fairly sure it will work for me, but I want to make sure before I spend another $30.00. Do Macbook Pros from mid-2009 have Mini Displayports?

Can I use one of these Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapters on each of the iMac's Thunderbolt ports? I have my old iMac directly driving a second monitor and a couple extra screens over Ethernet but a direct connection sounds better.

My LG Flatron L227WTG display won't accept it's full resolution of 1680x1050 when it comes from the mini DisplayPort (VGA). It WILL accept 1440 resolution, but not the 1680. I see no problems with the mini DVI port on my old MacBook.

Is this a problem with my display, cord, or did I just buy the wrong adapter? Would using a DVI input fix this? Or do I have to buy the upscaled HD Mini DisplayPort adapter instead?

VGA has been and always will be a *video* standard. Your audio solution is to let the laptop speakers play, connect the computer's headphone output to your TV or stereo, or use a USB audio-out solution.

I have a 2010 Mac Book and this will work with a mini display port. To know if it is mini display port, the symbol is a square with a line on both sides of the square. Thunderbolt's symbol is a thunder bolt. It will probably work because it works with my 2010 mac and a Mac Book Pro with a thunderbolt port. A thunderbolt port will allow for you to connect a hard drive and have fast data transfers and use a screen but the mini display port will only let you connect to a screen. Hope I helped.